Letter From Afar

Summary

  • Title: Letter From Afar
  • Composer: Andrew Summers
  • Written: August 6, 2008

Lyrics

Throwing my life away
Live how I want today
Looking for fading beauty
Like I'm in some kind of movie
How can I live for You
When for myself I'm living, too
The world deceives me
Like it satisfies more than Thee

Yet, devotions discourage me
It's letters and Numbers lately
Letters and numbers...

Though it is my true portion, Your Word
And I know Your way, Your Word is perfectly sure
With this letter from afar, O Lord
Please show me where You are
Oh, where You are

So will I be first or last?
'Cause the future will pass
Then as I stand in line
Will I wait a long, long time?
I might be great on Earth
Though small in Heaven's birth
This life will surely pass
Like today so fast

Still, devotions discourage me
It's letters and Numbers lately
Letters and numbers...

Yes, it is my true portion, Your Word
And I know Your way, Your Word is totally sure
With this letter from afar, O Lord
Please show me where You are
Oh, where You are

Where You are

With these letters from afar please show me where You are
'Cause I'll go and I'll follow and I'll grow near Your heart
No let me walk away or from Your path begin to stray
Light the way because it's here on this day

'Cause when my eyes off You then they land back on me
While Your kingdom in my mind's eye fades to the trees
No longer slave to evil prince, Your call for holiness
   no budge an inch
Like rags to riches change before You humbled
   (brought low, bring me low)

Bring my pride to my side and cast it far away
Out of the darkness I want to run on this day
Forever fling off the desire bringing strife
Like the water below Your throne that brings
   (the quiet and flowing) eternal life

Eternal life

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This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 09:27.